escape artist
Americannoun
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an entertainer expert in getting out of handcuffs, ropes, chains, trunks, or other confining devices.
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an inmate of a prison who has a reputation for being able to escape confinement.
Etymology
Origin of escape artist
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Love him or hate him — and there’s little in between — they have long considered him an escape artist through career-spanning thickets of legal, business and political thorns.
From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024
"He was a magician, escape artist and he did endurance stunts, so he kind of did every sort of genre of magic as well," Harry told BBC Newsbeat.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2023
"Houdini", named after the famous illusionist and escape artist Harry Houdini, is produced by Danny L Harle and Tame Impala's Kevin Parker.
From Reuters • Nov. 10, 2023
Back in 1899, the legendary escape artist wriggled his way out of a straitjacket while dangling upside down, 45 feet above 4th Street.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2023
He preferred a tuxedo and a high black silk hat, but he was a master of disguise and an escape artist, and for years, he’d danced in circles around the authorities.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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